Posted by Joshua Zyber on 04/21/06 22:25

"L Leed" <lluck98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#film2
>
> Consumer electronics writers have begun to weigh in on the new HD DVD
> players distributed by Toshiba this week, and most are unimpressed.
> Several cite an intolerably long boot-up period, a confusing menu
> system, and incompatible sound. But nearly all express disappointment
> in the picture. On smaller sets, the writers agree, the difference
> between HD DVD and a conventional DVD is virtually undetectable.
> "Bottom line is that HD DVD is great, but will you notice?" asks Ben
> Drawbaugh on HDBeat.com. Writing in the Los Angeles Times David Colker
> remarked that on larger screens he could detect a subtle difference.
> He
> added: "I tested my perceptions by switching between the two formats.
> I
> asked a colleague to close his eyes while I chose a version, then had
> him open them and guess: DVD or HD DVD? He got it right only about 75%
> of the time. So, yes, it's better. But don't expect the dramatic leap
> in quality that came with the transition from VHS to DVDs in the
> 1990s."

The LA Times writer admits in his article that he hooked the player up
by the Composite Video cable (which any idiot should know will not
transmit High Definition video) and demonstrates complete ignorance of
how to correctly display a movie's aspect ratio. That "review" is an
embarrassment to the profession of journalism.

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